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  • Hoffman v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Dauphin County
    Judge: Judge Dowling
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 2017-CV-04959

    Third-party news organization moved to intervene in plaintiff's wrongful death action and to unseal settlement documents that had been filed under seal. The court denied the motion, holding that the documents should remain sealed where they contained purely financial settlement information that could intensify existing risks of harassment and potential harm to plaintiff and his young child.

  • Lynch v. Pennsylvania State Univ.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-20
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education | Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Dauphin County
    Judge: Judge Dowling
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0662

    Plaintiff's claims of violations of the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Act were time-barred since, under the language of the Act, an alleged violation is not necessarily the effective date of the employee's termination but when the alleged retaliatory action occurred.The court granted defendants' preliminary objections in part.

  • Mancini v. Swatara Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-20
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Advertising
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Dauphin County
    Judge: Judge Dowling
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0667

    The zoning hearing board did not err or abuse its discretion in finding that the off-premises digital sign petitioner proposed to erect was a "sign" subject to the Swatara Township Zoning Ordinances, as these ordinances and relevant case law provide that the whole "device" must be considered a sign subject to zoning. The court denied petitioner's appeal.